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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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When they mean street tires i.e. BFG Tires, that means No Drag Radials...
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
When they mean street tires i.e. BFG Tires, that means No Drag Radials...
i was just gonna comment on that. i.e. bfg tires means, in other words. Do you suppose they mean e.g. bfg tires? otherwise, everyone would have to use bfg tires.


and yes, i did learn that from John travolta in Get Shorty
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 02:37 PM
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I love how they consider 12.99 and quicker "OUTLAW"...

I'm guessing any DOT legal radial tire is allowed, so any drag radial is acceptable. All drag radials have "DOT approved" stamped on the side, so I don't see how they can't allow them.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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I don't see how they can't allow a DOT tire either?

And I do think its amusing when my car could qualify as an outlaw class anywhere, lol.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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By def, it says DOT Approved Radial Tires, then they threw in the REAL street radial and made no mention of the Drag radial in their I.E. If they do allow I fear M/T's ET Street radials will take a huge hit in their stock piles.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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any radial tire.. meaning M/T's, whatever. just no bias ply's.. which is kinda bogus because ther's plenty of bias ply tires that are DOT approved too (et streets, qtp's, etc.)

BUt whatever, their race, their rules. I may try to go just to watch, should be a good time.
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I wonder about the sound rules too... being E town there's their stupid db level rules.. but that flyer says nothing about it... I wonder if that's waived for the day?
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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i kno for the efi races the Db level is 80 i think
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
I wonder about the sound rules too... being E town there's their stupid db level rules.. but that flyer says nothing about it... I wonder if that's waived for the day?
If its a saturday, that just about guarantees the noise restrictions.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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hence why I'll never do any racing there.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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noise restrictions? its a race track......is there something i dont know about? granted i've never been to English Town
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JL ws-6
hence why I'll never do any racing there.

dude your car is INSANE loud i dont think they would even let you in the parking lot
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Cool Too Mandy Ruels... Ha Ha....

E TOWN NICE TRACK...
BUT ALL THER BULLSHIT RUELS MAKES THER TRACK SUCKKKKK...
I SEED SOME NICE CARS HAD TO PACK IT UP AN GO HOME.....
JUSE BECAUSE THEY DID;T SOUND RIGHT........
I GOT TOO WORDS FOR THEM THEY SUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK......

CAN UUUUUUUUUU DIG IT WARRRRRRRRIORZZZZZZZZZ..... ATCO N/J..
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I might go just to watch, it's to frustrating trying to race with all the damn ricers. Seems they are always breaking parts, staging wrong, being towed off the track or being pulled out of the sand pit. Then they still have the nerve to talk smack.
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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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Jegs has a sale on alot of sizes of the MT drag radials right now...........
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by thechef
dude your car is INSANE loud i dont think they would even let you in the parking lot
yeah, but new britain cops don't care LOL, probably because ther's a white guy behind the wheel

E town would have a "do not enter" sign put up at the gate when I get to about 3 miles from the gate if I tried to drive it in there LOL.

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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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I think Etown is a great track. Yeah it's got noise restrictions but they are under alot of heat because of the township. I've complained about the track prep once or twice but I have to say last season they really stepped up the prep ALOT. I don't think I spun once last season after I got her dialed in and I'm there at least once a week.
You gotta have mufflers and the exhaust has to extend past the drivers door.
I don't think it's that bad a rule and it's not even all the time, I know wed night is open exhaust and I think sunday as well. I only wish they would open more 4 days a week.
C'mon guys-get some mufflers and come on down
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that's the thing LOL, I have cats and a LM on my car. Still sounds like a prostock, and I know it's WAY over the Db limit.

It's a ******* race track, if it's gonna be open, noise shoudl be expected, and if they are gonna allow the track to stay open, it should be open, noise and all. the town should either let the place be open and run the way it should, or not let it be open. Period.
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Old Feb 13, 2007 | 09:08 AM
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JL can I rent your tires if you're not going to race?



I need some d/r's and with a 50 shot I could smack some *** on the 13.0-13.99 class. I bet the 25 shot and a 1.8 60 could hit me a good solid 13.0 all day long
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